Adjustable support.



D. SANDBBRG. ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT. AYPLIOATION FILED JULY 17, 1912.

1,061,328, Patented May 13, 1913.

DAVIII SAND BEBG, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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Specification 0! Letters Patent.

Application filed July 17, 1912. Serial No. 709,867.

Patented May 13, 1 913.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DAVID SANoBEuo, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Supports; and I do hereby declare that the followin is a full, clear, and exact description of t e'same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the numbers of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. v Much injury is occasloned to finely finished wood-work and walls, by the drivin of nails or screws therein to support towe racks, brackets, or other devices such as may be deemed desirable by the occupant of the premises, and leases quite generally provide (under certain penalties) that nails orscrews shall not be driven into the wood-work or walls in the premises. In consequence, the

an adjustable support or bracket, adaptable for engagement upon a wall without danger of injury to the premises.

- It isalso an object of the invention to afford a construction'adapted to permit brackets for any desired purpose, to be engaged upon a chair rail, picture rail or the like, without danger of injury to the finish thereof, or any damage whatsoever to the premises, and which permits of ready removal when desired.

The invention is capable of embodiment in many different ways. In its preferred form, however, it is illustrated in the drawings, and more fully hereinafter described.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a fragmen= tary view in elevation, showing the devices embodying my invention installed. Fig. 2 is an enlarged, fragmentary, top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is an enlarged, transverse section of one of the brackets, and showing one of the accessories in dotted lines. Fig. 4. is an inner face view of one of the clampmg members.

As shown in the drawings: 1, indicates the horizontal rail, such as a chair rail or upper finishing rail above the wainscoting or tiling, as shown in Fig. 1, and on which the supporting means embodying my invention may be engaged. Said supporting means comprises oppositely adjustable clamping jaws, one of which (shown as the upper jaw) indicated by 2, is integrally connected at its outer or forward end with a downwardly extending plate or arm 3, and lntegrally connected with which at its lower end is an outwardly projecting boss 4, having a threaded aperture in the horizontal outer end thereof, and in which may be threaded one end of the towel rod or rail 5.-

A lower clamping jaw 6, engages beneath said rail 1, and is integrally connected with a head 7, extending at a rlght angle there-' with, and beneath the upper clamping member before described. Alined right and left threaded apertures are provided in the boss 4, and head 7, as shown in Fig-3, and a clamping bolt 8, rovided at-opposite ends with right and 1e t threads, engages therein and acts to draw the clampin jaws into positive engagement with the rai 1, or to release the same therefrom dependent upon the direction of rotation of said posts. As shown, said clamping bolt 8, is shaped centrally to permit of engagement with 'a wrench or other suitablemeans for rotating the same. Of course, it is to be understood that while I have shown said clamping means employed. in pairs to support a towel rack or the llke, the same may be employed to support hooks, brackets, or any device it may be required to support upon the wall,

As indicated at X in Fig. 1, a single clamping device is utilized to support a water bag, and, for this purpose, an upwardly directed finger 9, is secured upon the boss 4, by means of any suitable bolt, or the bolt may be constructed integrally with said finger. As shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, one of said fingers may be engaged upon one end of the towel rack, and, of course, the particular form of the finger or hook may vary as pre ferred.

The operation is thought to be evident from the foregoing description. The location for the attachment having been selected,

the clamping jaws, if used singly, as shown at with reference thereto, and theclamping purpose limiting the bplts set up, rigidly engaging the device in p ace.

Obviously, the device may be very quickly disassembled by releasing the jaws andby reversing the clamping bolts, whereupon the device may be removed from the wall without injury to the wall.

Of course, it is-to be understood that numerous details of construction may be varied. I have shown but one (and that a pre- I ferred) form of my invention, and I do not atent to be granted on this application, 0t erwise than necessitated by the prlor act.

I claim as my invention: A device of .the class described comprising a pair of upper and a pair of lower clamping jaws, "having teeth thereon adapted to gage in a horizontal support, a clamping olt having right and left threads at its op- V posite ends and having threaded engagement with the upper and' lower jaws in pairs, and a rod bent at its ends and having posit1ve engagement at its opposite ends with corresponding members of each clamp- DAVID SANDBERG.

Witnesses CHARLES W. H1LLs, Jr.', GEORGE R. MOORE. 

